Re: Reflections on today's game : Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:31 pm  

As well as saints played, perry was absoulutely embarrassing. The worst performance from a prop forward I have possibly ever seen

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:15 am  

I would be very concerned if I were you, Wolves fans. You looked like rabbits in headlights tonight. Atkins and Hodgson both had very poor games, Brier's was a shaddow of his normal self, and Saints out-classed you in every department. I think you'll win next week, but I can't see you getting anything at Langtree or the DW. Shame, you've been a joy to watch at times this year.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:15 am  

The Saints fans were total class tonight, totally out sung Warrington, they were electric.

South Stand, the worst performance ever that I can recall.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:23 am  

We lost because Saints were very very good. End of. Our forwards were second best and so we struggled to make good yards. Backs in any team will allways struggle if the forwards are losing the arm wrestle (God I sound like Stevo). Saints on the other hand were making more yards, played the ball quicker and hence made more space for the halves to operate. Saints' defence was also excellent, especially in their own 20. We were shifting the ball left and right but the gaps never came. Very good spotting.

And well done to the Saints fans (& Wakefield). Only 7k Wire & Wigan fans and only 6k Leeds fans could be bothered turning up. Good turnout, as ever at the HJ, and very noisy too.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:38 am  

It reminded me of the London game, and we all know what happened the week after.

Westwood Harrison and Carvell out of the pack meant we didn't dominate as we usually do so the backs had no time or space to perform and we're constantly under pressure from a fast smothering Saints helped by lenient offside reffing(for both sides) hence the panicked dropped balls and missed opportunities.
Last year we breezed through to the Semis and got beat, I thought then I didn't like the team having a fortnight off and I think it's a negative not positive.
Now it's knock out.
Keep the faith lads.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:54 am  

My opinion for what is worth is that we lost because of several factors:-

1. No Westwood or Harrison which meant that our pack was dominated by Saints
2. Injuries to Carvell early on & Hodgson meant players had to do longer shifts, no wonder Hill was crean crackered at the end
3. Awesome defence by Saints meant we lost confidence when we couldn't breach their line
4. We didn't get the run of the ball. There were a few instances in the game e.g. Monas charges down a kick in the 1st half near their line then knocks on as he trys to gather it up. If a few of those had gone for us we might have stood a chance

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:56 am  

21-12 wrote:

As well as saints played, perry was absoulutely embarrassing. The worst performance from a prop forward I have possibly ever seen

let's hope Rush & KC recognise that and keep him away from the squad of 17 ! he really was an embarassment in an otherwise superb team performance

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:33 am  

Not one of our players played to their potential. With regard to Atkins it is a long time since he did play well.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:52 am  

PADDERS wrote:

Tonight just proved rotation doesn't work !

With a team that is the age yours is you have no choice, its starting to look like a long season for a team that is getting very old together.

Re: Reflections on today's game : Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:03 am  

The rotation clearly has not meant that we now have a fully fit squad.